Number of Crack and Heroin Users Among Young People Is 'plummeting'

Published March 6, 2013

Number of crack and heroin users among young people is 'plummeting'

Filed under: drug abuse treatment programs

Mr Hayes warned local authorities they must maintain funding for drug treatment after April 1 against competing priorities. “The public get it – they realise drug addiction is a major driver of crime and that treatment is not just benefiting the …
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Two of three women in Colorado prisons diagnosed with psychological disorders

Filed under: drug abuse treatment programs

There is drug counseling, psychological treatment and group therapy. Some women live in highly … Carol Lease, executive director of The Empowerment Program, which helps chronically incarcerated women in Denver find therapy, jobs and housing, said …
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Springfield woman who was beaten and bound blamed drug culture on domestic …

Filed under: drug abuse treatment programs

Also, between 67 and 80 percent of women in substance abuse treatment are domestic violence victims. Counselors said the combination of power and control go hand-in-hand with drug abuse and domestic violence. "Control is probably the number one …
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